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Kickstart some art: A few cool projects in need

Each month I select a few notable crowd-funding projects that you may wanna help make a reality. A large percentage of the ideas I feature are funded, and I welcome your suggestions at popcandy@usatoday.com.

Kickstart some art: A few cool projects in need

Each month I select a few notable crowd-funding projects that you may wanna help make a reality. A large percentage of the ideas I feature are funded, and I welcome your suggestions at popcandy@usatoday.com.

In no particular order:

Stephen Tobolowsky needs our help crowd-funding his new film.(Photo: Kickstarter)

- Museum of Science Fiction: Preview Location. Would you like to see a Museum of Science Fiction built in Washington, D.C.? So would I, and this Indiegogo project only has four more days to meet its goal to create a "preview location" for the site.

- The Smart Studios Story. Wendy Schneider wants to make a documentary about the Madison, Wis., recording facility that has welcomed influential acts including Garbage, Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins. She already has raised about $25,000 of her $120,000 goal.

- NailSnaps. A reader pointed me to this whimsical project, which would allow us to create nail art from our personal photos. This could take selfies to a whole new level ...

- Dreaming Like Mad with Dion McGregor!. One of the greatest, weirdest albums I own has to be Dion McGregor Dreams Again, a compilation of bizarre dreams from the now-famous sleep-talker. In 1964 the first album of Dion's psychedelic dreams was released, and now Torpor Vigil Records wants to celebrate its 50th anniversary with another album. Hear a preview on Soundcloud; seriously, everything the guy said was pretty insane and unforgettable.

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- Graphing the deliciousness of a chicken burrito. A graphic design student created a Kickstarter in hopes of a) buying a Chipotle burrito and b) making a chart showing how delicious it was. He set only an $8 goal; he has raised $1,071 to date.